ISABELLA
They say grief comes in waves. They’re wrong. Grief is drowning while everyone around you expects you to keep breathing.
I thought surviving my childhood made me strong. Thought returning to the castle and facing the ghosts buried there would be the hardest battle of my life.
I was so very wrong.
Because nothing prepared me for losing the future I never realized I wanted. Now I can't even look at him without the crushing heartbreak.
Every memory reminds me of everything we lost. I tell myself distance hurts less than hope. So I push him away leaving us more broken than before. The worst part?
I don't think love can survive this. And I no longer have the strength to find out. Maybe some things are simply too broken to put back together.
THE RUSSIAN
I’ve spent my life protecting the people I love. But no amount of strength, violence, or loyalty could protect Isabella from this. Or me.
One moment changed everything.
Now the woman I would burn the world down for is slipping through my fingers, drowning in guilt and pain I can’t fix. And I'd gladly follow her into the dark if it meant bringing her back. Because grief doesn't just break people. It turns love into silence, distance, and impossible choices.
I failed her in every way possible.
This is the price I'm paying. Maybe the greatest act of love isn't holding on. Maybe it's knowing when to let go.
Genre: Romance
They say grief comes in waves. They’re wrong. Grief is drowning while everyone around you expects you to keep breathing.
I thought surviving my childhood made me strong. Thought returning to the castle and facing the ghosts buried there would be the hardest battle of my life.
I was so very wrong.
Because nothing prepared me for losing the future I never realized I wanted. Now I can't even look at him without the crushing heartbreak.
Every memory reminds me of everything we lost. I tell myself distance hurts less than hope. So I push him away leaving us more broken than before. The worst part?
I don't think love can survive this. And I no longer have the strength to find out. Maybe some things are simply too broken to put back together.
THE RUSSIAN
I’ve spent my life protecting the people I love. But no amount of strength, violence, or loyalty could protect Isabella from this. Or me.
One moment changed everything.
Now the woman I would burn the world down for is slipping through my fingers, drowning in guilt and pain I can’t fix. And I'd gladly follow her into the dark if it meant bringing her back. Because grief doesn't just break people. It turns love into silence, distance, and impossible choices.
I failed her in every way possible.
This is the price I'm paying. Maybe the greatest act of love isn't holding on. Maybe it's knowing when to let go.
Genre: Romance